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| View Article | 10:01 p.m. | December 20, 2025 | Fox Chicago | City Council budget passes 2026 budget, rejects head tax | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/city-council-budget-passes-2026-budget-rejects-head-tax | ![Alternative budget plan makes headway in Chicago City Council][6] #### [ Alternative budget plan makes headway in Chicago City Council ][7] A budget plan advanced at Chicago City Hall could head for a full vote as soon as Friday. #### The Brief * * The Chicago City Council approved the … |
| View Article | 10:01 p.m. | December 20, 2025 | Fox Chicago | History repeats itself as Bears reopen stadium options | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/history-repeats-itself-bears-reopen-stadium-options | ![Bears stadium debate: History repeating itself][1] #### [ Bears stadium debate: History repeating itself ][2] This latest Chicago Bears stadium drama has many bears fans wondering -- Is this a real threat? Or is Kevin Warren trying to gain leverage? #### The Brief * * Bears fans are questioning whether … |
| View Article | 10:01 p.m. | December 20, 2025 | Chicago Sun-Times | QB Jordan Love lost for game but Packers lead Bears at halftime | https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2025/12/20/bears-packers-qb-jordan-love-leaves-saturday-nfl-game-after-being-hit-in-head | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][29] * [ Facebook ][30] * [ Bluesky ][31] * [ Email ][32] * [ Reddit ][33] * [ Flipboard ][34] The [ Packers ][35] lead the [ Bears ][36] 6-0 at halftime, even without standout quarterback Jordan Love. Love … |
| View Article | 10:01 p.m. | December 20, 2025 | Chicago Sun-Times | Bears GM Ryan Poles' rebuild is on track in Year 4 as team battles for playoff spot down stretch | https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2025/12/20/bears-gm-ryan-poles-rebuild-is-on-track-in-year-4-as-team-battles-for-playoff-spot-down-stretch | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][13] * [ Facebook ][14] * [ Bluesky ][15] * [ Email ][16] * [ Reddit ][17] * [ Flipboard ][18] The snapshots of this resurgent [ Bears ][19] season have been of coach Ben Johnson ripping off his shirt … |
| View Article | 10:01 p.m. | December 20, 2025 | Chicago Sun-Times | Mason Lockett's college-level passing ability and late heroics lead Oswego East past Waukegan | https://chicago.suntimes.com/high-school-basketball/2025/12/20/oswego-east-basketball-mason-lockett-waukegan | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] [ Mason Lockett’s ][7] moments came in blink of an eye flashes throughout [ No. 16 Oswego East’s ][8] … |
| View Article | 10 p.m. | December 20, 2025 | Chicago Defender | HBCU Attacks Continue Misinformation About America’s Top Talent Producing Institutions | https://chicagodefender.com/hbcu-attacks-continue-misinformation-about-americas-top-talent-producing-institutions/ | ![][5] By Kevin Harris and Richard McDaniel There is a dangerous misinformation campaign about Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The false narrative that HBCUs are somehow fragile, dependent on foreign students, or lesser-tier institutions was most recently pushed when Donald Trump suggested HBCUs would go out of business without … |
| View Article | 10 p.m. | December 20, 2025 | Chicago Defender | Tips for managing your holiday budget in a time of financial uncertainty | https://chicagodefender.com/tips-for-managing-your-holiday-budget-in-a-time-of-financial-uncertainty/ | ![][1] **BUYING IN BULK** or shopping at wholesale retailers can help with managing spending and ensuring a fulfilling holiday. (Credit: Freestocks/Unsplash) by Janet Currie The AFRO It’s hard to believe the holiday season is upon us, bringing both excitement and extra financial responsibilities. For many Maryland families, managing celebrations alongside … |
| View Article | 10 p.m. | December 20, 2025 | CBS Local | Bulgarian citizen dies in custody of ICE while held at West Michigan facility, authorities say | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/bulgarian-citizen-dies-in-custody-of-ice-while-held-at-west-michigan-facility-authorities-say/ | A Bulgarian citizen, whom federal authorities say was in the U.S. illegally, died Monday while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency at a West Michigan facility. He had been living in Illinois before his arrest. While the death was yet to be listed in the ICE … |
| View Article | 10 p.m. | December 20, 2025 | ABC Local | Powerball jackpot soars to $1.5 billion for Saturday night's drawing | https://abc7.com/post/powerball-jackpot-soars-15-billion-saturday-nights-drawing/18303710/ | The nation is on billionaire watch ahead of Saturday night's Powerball drawing. The jackpot has soared to $1.5 billion. This is the fifth-largest prize in the game's history. If someone wins on Saturday, yearly payments would average $30 million a year for 30 years, or about $686 million in cash … |
| View Article | 10 p.m. | December 20, 2025 | ABC Local | Woman killed, man seriously injured in shooting-turned-crash on Far South Side, Chicago police say | https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-shooting-today-woman-dead-man-injured-shots-fired-car-crash-2000-block-east-103rd-street-cpd-says/18302977/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- A shooting-turned-crash left a woman dead and a man seriously injured on the city's South Side on Saturday morning, Chicago police said. Police said it happened in the 2000-block of East 103rd Street just before 8:30 a.m., in the South Deering area on the city's Far South … |
| View Article | 10 p.m. | December 20, 2025 | ABC Local | Holiday shoppers pack Chicago's Magnificent Mile on 'Super Saturday' looking for last-minute gifts | https://abc7chicago.com/post/holiday-shoppers-pack-chicagos-magnificent-mile-super-saturday-looking-last-minute-christmas-gifts/18303761/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- There were still some holiday sales on the Magnificent Mile on "Super Saturday," which was good news for shoppers they headed to the stores to get that last-minute gift on the final weekend before Christmas. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch … |
| View Article | 10 p.m. | December 20, 2025 | ABC Local | Woman struck, killed by vehicle while on sidewalk in River North, Chicago police say | https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-crash-35-year-old-wanda-mejia-struck-killed-vehicle-sidewalk-north-dearborn-street-river-police-say/18303781/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle Friday in River North, Chicago police said. The crash happened around 11:40 a.m. in the 700 block of North Dearborn Street. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch ][1] A Porsche sedan driven … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | December 20, 2025 | Chicago Tribune | WWII Navy veteran Ira ‘Ike’ Schab, one of last remaining Pearl Harbor survivors, dies at 105 | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/20/pearl-harbor-survivor-dies/ | World War II Navy veteran Ira “Ike” Schab, one of the dwindling number of survivors of the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, has died. He was 105. Daughter Kimberlee Heinrichs told The Associated Press that Schab died at home early Saturday in the presence of her and her husband. … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | December 20, 2025 | Chicago Sun-Times | Chicagoans pay homage to artist Tony Fitzpatrick: 'Tony was fiercely proud of Chicago' | https://chicago.suntimes.com/art/2025/12/20/tony-fitzpatrick-black-swan-elegies-art-west-town | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] When Chicago artist Tony Fitzpatrick [ _died in October_ ][7] , countless creators across the country lost a role … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | December 20, 2025 | CBS Local | Senators score 3 goals in third period of 6-4 win over Blackhawks | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/senators-win-over-blackhawks-6-to-4/ | Three third-period goals, including a pair from David Perron, powered the Ottawa Senators to a 6-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday. Despite a solid effort, Chicago lost its fifth straight game. Perron scored his first goal on the power play and the second off a great pass from … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | December 20, 2025 | CBS Local | Chicago weekend shootings leave 6 hurt | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-weekend-shootings-from-dec-19-to-22/ | At least six people were hurt in weekend shootings around Chicago as of Saturday evening. The ages of the victims range from 23 to 46, according to police. ## Shootings from Friday In the first shooting of the weekend, a 23-year-old woman was traveling in a vehicle as a passenger … |
| View Article | 8 p.m. | December 20, 2025 | ABC Local | 'Emergency landing': Passenger texted family member before deadly Statesville plane crash, NTSB says | https://abc11.com/post/nc-plane-crash-passenger-sent-text-family-member-ahead-killed-greg-biffle-ntsb-says/18303067/ | STATESVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- Questions remain as the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigates the [ deadly plane crash in North Carolina ][1] . The NTSB held [ a news conference ][2] Saturday morning to give updates on that crash that killed all seven people on board Thursday morning, including … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | December 20, 2025 | NBC Local | Chicago aldermen pass budget excluding corporate head tax. Will Mayor Johnson sign it? | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-aldermen-pass-budget-excluding-corporate-head-tax-will-mayor-johnson-sign-it/3866388/ | Chicago aldermen dealt a blow to Mayor Brandon Johnson's administration on Saturday and, in a rare move, passed [ an alternative proposal ][1] that omits a central part of the mayor's plan: a head tax on the city's largest companies. The Chicago City Council approved the measure 30-18 after hours … |
| View Article | 6:01 p.m. | December 20, 2025 | Chicago Tribune | Volunteers bringing holiday ‘bliss’ to needy immigrant families | https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/20/volunteers-bringing-holiday-bliss-to-needy-immigrant-families/ | Nearly 30 volunteers packed their cars to the brim with boxes and bags to deliver essential items like food and clothing to more than 100 immigrant families in Chicago and Aurora on Saturday afternoon. The items were delivered to families as part of a broader initiative coined Operation Midway Bliss, … |
| View Article | 6 p.m. | December 20, 2025 | Chicago Sun-Times | “It changes lives”: Inside the service dog training program at an Illinois women’s prison | https://chicago.suntimes.com/public-safety/2025/12/20/it-changes-lives-inside-the-service-dog-training-program-at-an-illinois-womens-prison | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][17] * [ Facebook ][18] * [ Bluesky ][19] * [ Email ][20] * [ Reddit ][21] * [ Flipboard ][22] December means Christmas in the doggy day room at Logan Correctional Center, Illinois’ largest state prison for women. On … |